Punch Out

We're definitely moving on up. My painting work passed muster with the contractor, so yesterday they installed the stairs. This morning, I pedaled over to the lumber store with my wood sample to get some matching wood putty. The last little bit of gravel rock was spread today. There's no long punch list because we've been punching as we go.

Weekend Project

So, I've been carfree for almost a week and a half. That's made me very focused and productive on the weekends. This weekend I worked on my little project - prepping, staining, varnishing and painting the wood for the stairs. Boy what a difference it makes to have the right tools and materials!

The last time I did something like this, I used scraps of sandpaper and products off the shelf from the Big Box. This time I had some good direction from my contractor, a real hand sander and the good stuff from Sherwin Williams (thanks again to Kyle). I dare say it was almost fun. Having a garage made a world of a difference as the afternoon rains returned.

Here are my product raves and reviews. I highly recommend the Harmony paint by Sherwin Williams and Sanding Sealer by WoodClassics. The Harmony (also low VOC) paint did not have the coverage problem that I experienced with EcoChoice. EcoChoice is a thumbs down. For us gals, Sanding Sealer is sort of like Frizz Ease for wood. You apply before finishing to smooth out the frizzies.

Moving Up

We're moving on up. The framing guys (3 of them) were nice enough to explain to me that these stairs are skinny and temporary - as written on the fourth tread. They didn't say, don't climb up there... I need to find out when I go shopping for doors and fixtures.